Halloween: Jamie Lee Curtis reboot breaks US box office record

Halloween, the reboot of the 1978 classic, has made a killing at the US box office, raking in over $77m (£59m) during its opening weekend. It makes it the biggest debut ever for a horror film with a female lead, and the biggest debut ever for any film with a female lead over 55.

Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Laurie Strode in the movie.

Halloween now ranks as the second-highest debut for an October release, set earlier this month by Venom.

How do the critics rate the new Halloween?

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“I am enormously proud of this film,” said Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions, who co-financed the film with Miramax.

“Halloween brings the franchise back to life in a fresh, relevant and fun way that is winning over fans and critics alike.”